tatTechnical information about ISO 639 language code tat
The table below provides technical details for the Tatar language, designated by the tat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Tatar Native Татар теле |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central TatarWestern (Mishar) TatarEastern (Siberian) Tatar |
| Related languages | BashkirCrimean TatarKazakhKarachay-BalkarKumyk |
| Key facts | Uses both Cyrillic and Latin writing systemsStrongly agglutinative with long chains of suffixesExhibits Turkic vowel harmony based on front/back and rounded/unrounded distinctionsContains many historical loanwords from Arabic and Persian, and modern borrowings from RussianHas one of the earliest printed works in any Turkic language (Kazan printings, 19th century) |
| Sample phrase | Сәлам, хәлләрең ничек? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Tatar language, identified by the code tat, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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